La guerra de los pasteles (1944)
- Original title
- La Guerra de los Pasteles
- Directed by
- Emilio Gómez Muriel
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A fictionalized musical comedy about the 1838 Pastry War between Mexico and France. It follows a love story set against the backdrop of this historical conflict.
lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalupbeatmusicalromantichistorical-farcecheerful
What happens
The War of the Pastries (Spanish: La guerra de los pasteles) is a 1944 Mexican historical musical comedy film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Mapy Cortés, Domingo Soler and Pedro Armendáriz. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández. It was loosely inspired by the Pastry War between France and Mexico in 1838. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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